Copy and paste to MS Word

[SJA]

My SlickEdit color scheme is Mocha.  When I copy text and paste it to Microsoft Word, it preserves my font colors and turns a full line of my document to a black background.  I would like to just copy the characters of text, not the colors or other properties (like bold).  Is there a way?

[jimlangrunner]

In the options - Editing -> Selections.  What happens if you clear the clipboard formats?  I assume you have either RTF or HTML formats selected.

I keep it cleared because I use Slick as an intermediary for clearing junk formats off of web content.

Jim

[MartyL]

Hi SJA,

I've found that feature really useful when you need to paste a code sample into an e-mail or anything of that sort, but the darker color schemes really don't translate well.

In many programs (Word included), you can do a Paste Special to remove the text formatting.

In SlickEdit, you can turn it off in Tools > Options > Editing > Selections. Uncheck "HTML Format" under Clipboard formats. If you have a SlickEdit version earlier than 13 or so, these instructions might not be accurate, but it should help you find the right option.

edit: Looks like Jim beat me to the post. Oh well.

Cheers,
Marty

[SJA]

Jim and Marty, thank you both.  I unchecked the HTML Clipboard format, which solves my problem, and I'm going to remember the "Paste Special" feature of Microsoft Office, which will help me in other situations.